Take it from a local Moabite: there's no such thing as fun for everyone ... unless you're in Moab, Utah, a small town hub for outdoor adventures, tours, guided trips, National Parks, State Parks, natural and cultural history, and so much more. Do we really have to go on? Even us locals have a…
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By Science Moab, originally published on Soundcloud and with KZMU and the Moab Sun News From the perspective of an archaeologist, the physical body of an ancient person is a gift because a body is a time capsule of the past. They lived in that space and that time, and their bodies are…
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Marjorie “Mardy” Dawn Thomson (Center, Uranium Queen), Nancy Elizabeth Nault (left, attendant), Hallene “Hally” Thorne (right, attendant). Hally’s helmet reads “Uranium Days, 1956.” By the Moab Museum, originally published in the Moab Sun News Uranium Days 1956: The celebration For several…
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Press Release by the Moab Museum Contact: Tara Beresh, Curatorial and Collections Manager, tara@moabmuseum.org 435-259-7985 For immediate release [Moab, UT] – With a FREE public opening from 9 am - 5 pm on Saturday, February 15, 2025, the Moab Museum opens a new exhibition that transforms the…
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The view of the Colorado River from the Moab Rim Trail. By local experts at Discover Moab My favorite place in the world is just a few minutes outside of downtown Moab, Utah. I turn off Main Street at Kane Creek Boulevard, a street that winds past the movie theater and through a few small…
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Charlie Glass atop a horse. [Moab Museum Collection] By the Moab Museum, originally published in the Moab Sun News Throughout Black History Month in 2023, the Moab Museum dug into its collection to highlight stories of prominent Black individuals and groups throughout the history of the Moab…
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Courtesy of the Moab Museum Press release by the Moab Museum The Moab Museum will be temporarily closing its doors from December 23, 2024, through February 10, 2025, as we prepare for the exciting installation of our newest exhibition, U92: Moab’s Uranium Legacy . During this time, Museum staff…
Read MoreGordon Fowler's snowshoes [Moab Museum Collection] By the Moab Museum, originally published in the Moab Sun News Summertime visitors to the Moab Museum may have difficulty understanding why there’s a pair of snowshoes on display in the Museum’s gallery. While the desert, of course, isn’t…
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Newspaper Rock [Moab Museum Collection, Elaine Peterson Collection] By the Moab Museum, originally published in the Moab Sun News This is canyon country, a landscape defined by the forces of nature that have carved their way through the red sandstone for millions of years and still continue to…
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